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Weights and Measures 2: Length and Time Units
P., it is 84 in 13 units and 84 lacs in 17 units. It also seems that the Parvanga and Parva units have been left in T. P. by copyst's mistake as it is mentioned that numerical value of Acalatma is 8431 x 1090 while it is less when these units are not counted. It is also found that the same names appear in different order in many reference leading to their different values. Thus, the value of H. N. T. varies between 1090 and 10180 a fact suggesting a situation where every scholar took his own order and value without caring for the others and common man. The standardisation of values of the canonical time units is, therefore, necessary not only to understand them accurately but also to evaluate their contents, contribution and credibility.
Table 7: Larger Units of Time in Jaina Canons.
A. D. S.
T. P.
1
J. K.
2
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1. Pūrvānga Pūrvänga Pūrvānga Pūrvānga Pūrvänga Pūrva 2. Pūrva Pürva Pūrva Pūrva 3. Trutitānga Latānga Niyutänga Niyutānga Parvanga Latā 4. Trutita Niyuta Niyuta Kumud
Parva
5. Adadānga Mahā
Kumud
Kumud
anga
ānga
latānga ānga Mahālatā Kumuda Kumuda
6. Adada
Kumuda
7. Avavānga Nalinanga Padmanga Padmanga Niyutānga
8. Avava
Nalina
Padma Padma Niyuta
9. Huhuk
Mahānalin-Nalinanga Nalinanga Padmanga
anga
änga
10. Huhuka
Mahānalina Nalina
11. Utpalanga Padmanga Kamal
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anga
12. Utpal
Padma
Kamala
Kamala
Nalina
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mānga
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